Japanese symbol for “lactose”
乳糖
にゅうとう
Romaji: nyuutou
lactose; milk sugar
In Japanese, lactose is 乳糖, read にゅうとう (nyuutou).
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Meanings
- n lactose; milk sugar (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lactose”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ラクトース | ラクトース rakutoosu | lactose |
| ラクトーゼ | ラクトーゼ rakutooze | lactose |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 乳首 | ちくび chikubi | nipple; teat |
| 乳児 | にゅうじ nyuuji | infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby |
| 母乳 | ぼにゅう bonyuu | mother's milk |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu | soy milk |
| 乳房 | ちぶさ chibusa | breast; udder |
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 糖分 | とうぶん toubun | amount of sugar; sugar content |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lactose”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.